Hugh Foot's career in the diplomatic service was both long and distinguished. In
Mandatory Palestine, he served as the assistant district commissioner for the
Nablus region. During the
Second World War he was appointed as British Military Administrator of
Cyrenaica, and served as Colonial Secretary of
Cyprus from 1943 to 1945. After the War, he served as Colonial Secretary of
Jamaica, 1945–47, Chief Secretary for
Nigeria, 1947–50 and was appointed to be the Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica in 1951, a post he held until 1957. He returned to Cyprus as the last colonial Governor and Commander in Chief on 3 December 1957 until 1960, when Cyprus
gained independence. In 1961, he became British Ambassador to the United Nations Trusteeship Council. After the Labour Party won the
1964 general election, Foot became Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and
Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom to the United Nations from 1964 to 1970. Caradon worked with
Charles W. Yost on the Four Power
United Nations Middle East negotiations. During his tenure as Permanent Representative, he was sworn of the
Privy Council in the
1968 New Year Honours. After his retirement, he became a visiting fellow at
Harvard University and
Princeton University. In 1964 Foot was granted a
life peerage as
Baron Caradon, of
St Cleer in the County of
Cornwall, the title referring to
Caradon Hill on
Bodmin Moor, not far from
Trematon Castle, which was his country home. He jokingly claimed to be glad to be divested of the surname "Foot", which he considered a standing invitation to wags, as he liked to illustrate by recalling a telegram his father received on his election to parliament: "Foot, congratulations on your feat!" Foot was an active
freemason. ==Honours and arms==